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US data splurge helps dollar rebound- EUR/USD falls back on better claims numbers

A whole plethora of historic and recent US data has just hit the screens. The revisions to Q2 PCE and GDP have come in as expected and not rocked the boat. The latest weekly initial jobless claims 218,000, which was below the expected figure of 225,000. Durable goods are a bit mixed but not materially so. The reaction across the markets seems to rest with the claims data and that has given the dollar a positive jolt across the board. The USD/JPY has bounced back above 144.50 and the EUR/USD has dropped back below 1.1150. It was previously trading above 1.1160 
 

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